Kheladze Nino, Kristensson Lars, Johansson Anders, Crang-Svalenius Elizabeth, Ivarsson Bodil
M.Iashvili Children's Central Hospital, Evex Medical Corporation, Lubliana Street 2/6, Tiblisi 0159, Georgia.
Office of Medical Services, University Trust, Region Skåne, SE-221 85 Lund, Sweden.
Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Nov 16;9(11):1556. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9111556.
The benefits of medical devices are often multifaceted and may have an important impact on patients' and relatives' physical, mental and/or social well-being. Diabetes is a metabolic disorder and a continuous subcutaneous glucose monitoring sensor can suggest increasing treatment satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to describe parents' experiences during their daily lives and support needs when a child uses a Flash Glucose Monitoring system (FGM). Twenty parents ( = 3 men vs. = 17 women) to children (age ranged between 22 months and 16 years) with diabetes disease type 1, treated with an FGM unit (used for an average of 7 months (range 1-72)) at home, participated in this study. A qualitative questionnaire survey with open questions including follow-up dialogues was distributed to the parents, and collected data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. with the Libre device was Md 10 (IQR 9.25-10). One main theme "Advances in technology significantly improved everyday life" emerged from 2 categories: Improvements in quality of life and Elements of challenges. In conclusion, this qualitative study determined that parents of children with DMT1 experience a great improvement in daily life when given the opportunity to use the Libre device.
医疗设备的益处往往是多方面的，可能会对患者及其亲属的身体、心理和/或社会福祉产生重要影响。糖尿病是一种代谢紊乱疾病，连续皮下葡萄糖监测传感器可以提高治疗满意度。本研究的目的是描述儿童使用闪光葡萄糖监测系统（FGM）时家长在日常生活中的经历和支持需求。二十位家长（3名男性，17名女性）参与了本研究，他们的孩子患有1型糖尿病，年龄在22个月至16岁之间，在家中使用FGM设备进行治疗（平均使用7个月（范围为1 - 72个月））。向家长发放了一份包含开放式问题及后续对话的定性问卷调查，并使用定性内容分析法对收集到的数据进行分析。使用Libre设备的中位数为10（四分位间距9.25 - 10）。从“生活质量改善”和“挑战因素”两个类别中出现了一个主要主题“技术进步显著改善了日常生活”。总之，这项定性研究确定，患有1型糖尿病的儿童的家长在有机会使用Libre设备时，日常生活有了很大改善。
